Fishline snap fastener



A. A. WINKELMAN FISHLINE SNAP FASTENER 4 5 9 l 5 m J Filed March 10,1952 IN V EN TOR.

Patented Jan. 5, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT 2,664,612 OFF ICE FISHLINESNAP FASTENER Albert A. Winkelman, Seattle, Wash.

Application March 10, 1952, Serial No. 275,692

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to a fishline snap fastener and itconsists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of partsherein described and claimed.

Generally there is provided a fishline snap fastener which may beutilized either as a leader or as a supporting means for a spinner. Theprincipal feature of the invention is the provision of novel meanswhereby such leader or spinner support may be quickly and easilyattached to or detached from the conventional eye of a fishhook or to orfrom other looped members such as, for example the loop in the end of afish line.

It is accordingly an object of the invention to provide a device of thecharacter set forth which is simple in construction, inexpensive tomanufacture and yet effective and efiicient in use.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision, in a device of thecharacter set forth, of a novel snap fastening means forming a part ofthe invention.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a novelconfiguration in a device of the character set forth wherein the same isformed of a single piece of wire.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification taken in conjunction with thedrawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the invention utilized as aspinner support,

Figure 2 is a plan view thereof,

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of an embodiment Of the inventionutilized as a leader, and

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along lines 44 of Figures1, 2 and 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, there is shown therein, inFigures 1 and 2, the present invention in the form of a spinner supportwhich consists of an elongated shaft l bent in the form of a loop I I atthe forward end thereof and twisted upon itself, as indicated at I2 topermanently and fully enclose the loop II.

The opposite or rearward end of the shaft 10 is bent to form a loop I3and thence extends forwardly, angularly and outwardly to form a leg [4which terminates in a loop l5 which encircles the shaft and thenceextends again forwardly to form a leg [6 which lies in substantialparallel relation to the leg [4 throughout the length of the leg 14 andthence extends into a terminal arm I! which extends alongside the loopl3 for a short distance.

Revolubly mounted upon the shaft [0 between the loop l5 and the twistedportions I2 is a ring 18 which extends through an eye l9 formed at theinner end of a spinner 20. Loosely mounted upon the shaft between thering I8 and loop I5 is a pair of beads 21 preferably formed of coloredglass and a like bead 22 is also loosely mounted upon the shaft I0between the ring I8 and the twisted portion l2.

In this form of the invention it will be apparent that a conventionaleye of a fish hook may be quickly and easilyattached to the loop [3 byinserting the terminal end I! therein and passing the eye along the legI5, thence around the loop I5, and thence rearwardly along the leg [4 soas to leave the fish hook eye in full engagement with the loop [3. Torelease the hook, it is only necessary to reverse the process. As thedevice is drawn through the water it will be apparent that the spinnerwill rapidly rotate around the shaft [0 and that the glass beads 2| willact as bearings for such movement while at the same time attracting fishto their brilliant colors. This is also true of the bead 22.

In Figures 3 and 4 there is shown a very similar construction whereinthe device is utilized merely as a leader and in this case also there isprovided a shaft [0 at the forward end of which there is provided a loopII which extends rearwardly and is twisted upon the shaft as at 12 whilethe rearward end is formed into a loop [3 which extends into anintegrally formed leg 14 which, in turn, connects with a loop l5 whichencircles the shaft l0 and thence extends into a rearwardly extendingleg I6 which connects with a terminal arm I! as above described.

In the form of the invention shown in Figures 3 and 4 it will be readilyapparent that the same may be utilized as a leader for the attachment ofa conventional fish hook eye through the loop I 3 in the manner abovedescribed with regard to Figures 1 and 2.

While but two forms of the invention have been shown and describedherein, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art thatmany minor modifications may be made without departing from the spiritof the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising an elongated shaft, 2.loop formed integrally at the front end of said shaft and having itsfree end twisted about said shaft, an open-ended loop integrally formedat the rear end of said shaft, an open-ended loop encircling said shaftin spaced relation to the loop at the rear end of said shaft, a legintegrally interconnecting one end of said encircling loop with the loopat the rear end of said shaft, and a leg integrally formed with theother end, of said encircling loop, extending substantially parallel tosaid first-mentioned leg, and having a free end adjacent said rear loop.

ALBERT A. WINKELMAN.

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